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Scott Brown says he won't seek Kerry's Senate seat
Former Sen. Scott Brown said Friday he would not run in a special Senate election in Massachusetts, dealing a setback to Republican hopes of winning ...
Mass. gov's ex-aide Cowan named interim US senator
Although his time in the U.S. Senate will be brief — less than five full months — William "Mo" Cowan could find himself in the thick of major policy ...
In Senate farewell, Kerry speaks of need to listen
His voice quavering, Secretary of State-designate John Kerry bid farewell to the Senate after 28 years with a plea for comity and cooperation.
Senate confirms Kerry nomination for State Dept.
The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Barack Obama's choice of five-term Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state, with Republicans and ...
In Mass. law, states get a health overhaul model
When Massachusetts adopted its landmark health care law in 2006, the goals were ambitious and the potential solutions complex. More than 90 percent ...
Advocates push idea of requiring gun insurance
As lawmakers cast around for ways to curb gun-related violence, some are hoping the insurance market might offer incentives. A bill filed Friday in ...
Flu season has Boston declaring health emergency
Boston declared a public health emergency Wednesday as flu season struck in earnest and the state reported 18 flu-related deaths so far. The city is ...
Mass. Gov. proposes new compounding pharmacy rules
Gov. Deval Patrick on Friday proposed tighter regulations on sterile compounding pharmacies following a deadly nationwide meningitis outbreak linked ...
Ex-Rep. Frank on Senate seat: Put me in, governor
Newly retired Rep. Barney Frank revealed on Friday that he would like to serve as a temporary successor to Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, the ...
Yet another Senate race on the horizon in Mass.
Massachusetts voters weary from one of the nation's costliest and most divisive U.S. Senate races are all but certain to find themselves thrown back ...
Kerry a familiar face on the world stage
Sen. John Kerry, President Barack Obama's pick for secretary of state, is a familiar face to the world leaders vital to American interests. The son ...
Conn. shooting victims remembered worldwide
People around the country and world paused for a moment Friday morning to memorialize the 26 victims of the massacre a week ago at an elementary ...
Fiscal cliff stalemate spurs anxiety in states
A plunge over the federal "fiscal cliff" may sound like a terrifying risk for many state officials anxiously watching as Washington struggles to avert ...
As 2012 campaign nears finish, 2016 lurks
Relieved to see the long, costly 2012 presidential race end? The 2016 campaign is closer than you think. In some subtle ways, the jockeying to succeed ...
East Coast braces for monster 'Frankenstorm'
When Hurricane Sandy becomes a hybrid weather monster some call "Frankenstorm" it will smack the East Coast harder and wider than last year's damaging ...
Eastern utilities brace for expected super storm
Utilities and governments along the East Coast are working to head off long-term power failures as forecasters predict a major storm to hit a region ...
Forecasters warn East Coast about 'Frankenstorm'
All the spare parts appear to be coming together to create what forecasters are calling "Frankenstorm," a monster combination of high wind, heavy ...
Mass. gov.: Fungus seen at meningitis-linked firm
State officials investigating a pharmacy linked to a deadly outbreak of meningitis said Tuesday they found shoddy sterilization practices and unclean ...
Lawmakers seek Mass. pharmacy Justice Dept. probe
Two members of Congress have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate whether a specialty pharmacy linked to a nationwide meningitis ...
Suit: Firm provided tainted meds in 2002, man died
Long before the current rash of fungal meningitis, the compounding pharmacy suspected in the outbreak settled a lawsuit alleging it produced a tainted ...
Suspicions ignored as bosses let chemist work on
Chemist Annie Dookhan was "Superwoman," a colleague at a Massachusetts state crime lab used to joke. She seemed unstoppable in her quest to please ...
Co-workers: We worried about Mass. chemist's work
Chemists who worked with the woman at the center of a Massachusetts state drug lab scandal told investigators they had concerns about her work for ...
Chemist's education questioned in drug lab scandal
A chemist whose alleged mishandling of drug samples has thrown thousands of criminal cases into question testified under oath that she holds a ...
Lawyers expect appeals in Mass. crime lab case
Revelations by a chemist that she was in charge of quality control at a crime lab which was shut down by state police last month because of her ...